Travel Research

My general rule of thumb is daily travel expenses in eastern European countries like Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria will be about $20 to $30 per person, excluding lodging. Places like Rome, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Barcelona will be about $40 to $60 per day with countries like Denmark, Iceland, Norway and…

UNWTO, United Nations World Tourism Organization, held a news conference last week in Madrid to report global travel increased 7% in 2017 to 1.322 billion international arrivals. This was the strongest global tourism performance in 7 years. Europe up 8% in 2017 to 671 million international arrivals. Southern Europe and Mediterranean region up 13% and…

Hotel News Now has a short article on Baby Boomers Travel Trends with some Phocuswright insights I find interesting when comparison this age cohort with other groups. Baby boomers are the generation around 55 to 75 years. Perhaps what intrigues me is the difference I see in travel among baby boomers, the generational cohort my…

Norwegian Airlines has me hooked on low fares between Stockholm, Sweden and Oakland, California. I have flown this route several times over the past year, paying an average airfare around $150 one way. And now Norwegian flies Oakland to London Gatwick. There are $160 one way tickets OAK-LGW in September and October 2017. There are…

Bits of information that passed by my eyes this week when studying travel economics for different countries in Europe as potential travel destinations revealed some interesting patterns. These are kind of random pieces of information that stuck with me after several days. The catalyst for looking at tourism numbers is wondering where the least touristed…

Skift has become a leading source of travel related news in the past two years. State of Travel Europe 2015 is Skift’s first report for 2015 on regional conditions in the travel industry. This post pulls data from the 109 page report that I find interesting. Europe has the highest share of international tourist arrivals…

Asia was on sale last week and more cities are on sale this week with fares under $700 roundtrip for travel from Los Angeles LAX with April and May departures before peak summer fares rise to over $1,000. Low fares return from August to September. 1. Hong Kong HKG $602 Air China (Star Alliance) Lowest…

We all know who the winners are in revenue-based frequent flyer programs – travelers who spend the most. The changes for US members of Delta Skymiles and United Mileage Plus revenue-based miles earning means travelers who fly on low fares are the losers. PwC published a research report: Aviation perspectives The future of frequent flyer…

In the frequent flyer world of Boarding Area and travel bloggers, it may seem like most everyone in the USA is traveling to far flung destinations around the world. Travel statistics show reality is quite a bit different with most travelers who actually leave the USA borders never getting out of North America. Travel data…